According to the police, the children had returned from school and were home alone. (Representational Image/Patna Police on Facebook)Two children, a 15-year-old girl and her 10-year-old brother, were found charred to death inside their home in the Janipur area of Patna on Thursday afternoon.“Two children have died from burns at Nagwa village under the Janipur police station area. We have called in the FSL team and the dog squad to assist with the investigation. Preliminary findings suggest that the children died from a fire, but the family suspects foul play. We are investigating all possible angles,” Sub-Divisional Police Officer of Phulwari Sharif 2, Deepak Kumar, said.Lallan Kumar Gupta, a clerical staffer at the Election Commission, is the father of the children, and their mother is Shobha Devi, a nurse at AIIMS Patna.According to Gupta, the children had returned from school and were home alone. “My wife was first informed at around 2.30 pm about the incident and rushed home. Upon reaching the house, she found the children’s charred bodies on the bed. The room was locked from the inside, with the main gate left open,” Gupta said.“If the children were conscious, they would have tried to escape. Their bodies were lying on the bed,” he said, alleging that “something must have been done before burning their bodies”.He also suspected that “more than one person was involved” in the incident.The police have said the cause of the fire was still unclear, and that they were trying to determine whether it was an accident or if criminal intent was involved.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Patna